A Mother’s Day We Couldn’t Have Planned

Mother’s Day for us, my sister, me and my son is always a bit of a head scratcher since my father passed away a little over 13 years ago. He was the one who took care of picking the restaurant and making it special.

Now, my mom is 87 and it can be a toss up whether she wants to go out for dinner or have a small intimate meal at her home. But this year, a couple of weeks before Mother’s Day, a family friend who owns Colors Restaurant in Downtown Detroit posted on Facebook that he was having a Mother’s Day Brunch. Bam! Problem solved. Plus, this was a place she’d been wanting to visit.

When we arrived, to our surprise, was a table full of my mom’s good friends, one whom she’s been best friends with since 1939. This totally unplanned get together was one we couldn’t have asked to go better. My mom got to be with friends she hadn’t spent time with in a while, and the food was wonderful!

My actual plate. Grits & Fish. Mm good!

Last year for Mother’s Day, my gift to my mom was this poem I wrote for her. It’s called “Marie.

skin

rose petal

soft

grazing

my cheek

in a hug

imprint of forever

I hope every mom had a Mother’s Day that made her heart smile! Tell me how your day went.